used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading My chin tells my hand of a good quarter inch of beard, every hair of it stiff with dirt.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading And simultaneously with my appreciation of the crisp persons about me comes the hitherto unacknowledged appreciation of my uncouthness.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And simultaneously with my appreciation of the crisp persons about me comes the hitherto unacknowledged appreciation of my uncouthness.
appreciationnounUS /əˌpriːʃiˈeɪʃən/
understanding of the nature or meaning or quality or magnitude of something
From this reading And simultaneously with my appreciation of the crisp persons about me comes the hitherto unacknowledged appreciation of my uncouthness.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading My hands are rough with dirt.
the hair growing on the lower part of a man's face
From this reading My chin tells my hand of a good quarter inch of beard, every hair of it stiff with dirt.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading I can feel the dirt-pools under my eyes.
the protruding part of the lower jaw
From this reading My chin tells my hand of a good quarter inch of beard, every hair of it stiff with dirt.
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading And simultaneously with my appreciation of the crisp persons about me comes the hitherto unacknowledged appreciation of my uncouthness.
creased
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From this reading My uniform is smeared and creased in a hundred thousand directions.
crispadjectiveUS /krɪsp/
(of something seen or heard) clearly defined
From this reading And simultaneously with my appreciation of the crisp persons about me comes the hitherto unacknowledged appreciation of my uncouthness.
plural of “direction” — a line leading to a place or point
From this reading My uniform is smeared and creased in a hundred thousand directions.
dirtnounUS /dɜːrt/
the part of the earth's surface consisting of humus and disintegrated rock
From this reading My chin tells my hand of a good quarter inch of beard, every hair of it stiff with dirt.
dirt-pools
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From this reading I can feel the dirt-pools under my eyes.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading My chin tells my hand of a good quarter inch of beard, every hair of it stiff with dirt.
opinion or judgment
From this reading I can feel the dirt-pools under my eyes.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading I can feel the dirt-pools under my eyes.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading My chin tells my hand of a good quarter inch of beard, every hair of it stiff with dirt.
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading My chin tells my hand of a good quarter inch of beard, every hair of it stiff with dirt.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading My chin tells my hand of a good quarter inch of beard, every hair of it stiff with dirt.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading My hands are rough with dirt.
used in negative statement to describe a situation that has existed up to this point or up to the present time
From this reading And simultaneously with my appreciation of the crisp persons about me comes the hitherto unacknowledged appreciation of my uncouthness.
ten 10s
From this reading My uniform is smeared and creased in a hundred thousand directions.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I can feel the dirt-pools under my eyes.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading My uniform is smeared and creased in a hundred thousand directions.
inchnounUS /ɪntʃ/
a unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot
From this reading My chin tells my hand of a good quarter inch of beard, every hair of it stiff with dirt.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My uniform is smeared and creased in a hundred thousand directions.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading My chin tells my hand of a good quarter inch of beard, every hair of it stiff with dirt.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And simultaneously with my appreciation of the crisp persons about me comes the hitherto unacknowledged appreciation of my uncouthness.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading And simultaneously with my appreciation of the crisp persons about me comes the hitherto unacknowledged appreciation of my uncouthness.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And simultaneously with my appreciation of the crisp persons about me comes the hitherto unacknowledged appreciation of my uncouthness.
plural of “person” — a human being
From this reading And simultaneously with my appreciation of the crisp persons about me comes the hitherto unacknowledged appreciation of my uncouthness.
one of four equal parts
From this reading My chin tells my hand of a good quarter inch of beard, every hair of it stiff with dirt.
having or caused by an irregular surface
From this reading My hands are rough with dirt.
simultaneouslyadverbUS /ˌsaɪməlˈteɪniəsli/
at the same instant
From this reading And simultaneously with my appreciation of the crisp persons about me comes the hitherto unacknowledged appreciation of my uncouthness.
smearedverbUS /smɪrd/
past form of “smear” — stain by smearing or daubing with a dirty substance
From this reading My uniform is smeared and creased in a hundred thousand directions.
not moving or operating freely
From this reading My chin tells my hand of a good quarter inch of beard, every hair of it stiff with dirt.
plural of “tell” — a Swiss patriot who lived in the early 14th century and who was renowned for his skill as an archer
From this reading My chin tells my hand of a good quarter inch of beard, every hair of it stiff with dirt.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And simultaneously with my appreciation of the crisp persons about me comes the hitherto unacknowledged appreciation of my uncouthness.
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading My uniform is smeared and creased in a hundred thousand directions.
unacknowledgedadjective
not recognized or admitted
From this reading And simultaneously with my appreciation of the crisp persons about me comes the hitherto unacknowledged appreciation of my uncouthness.
uncouthnessnoun
inelegance by virtue of being an uncouth boor
From this reading And simultaneously with my appreciation of the crisp persons about me comes the hitherto unacknowledged appreciation of my uncouthness.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading I can feel the dirt-pools under my eyes.
uniformadjectiveUS /ˈjuːnəfɔːrm/
always the same; showing a single form or character in all occurrences
From this reading My uniform is smeared and creased in a hundred thousand directions.
in the company of; together with
From this reading And simultaneously with my appreciation of the crisp persons about me comes the hitherto unacknowledged appreciation of my uncouthness.
